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How The Kroger Co. stacks up
KR · against 50 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Valuation
48/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #23 of 51 · scores higher than 56% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score12 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including KR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 48?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.A mix: stronger EBITDA yield, but weaker earnings yield than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 68% of peers. Earnings yield: 2.7% vs peer median 4.5%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 6.0% vs peer median 6.2%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 73% of peers. EBITDA yield: 10.0% vs peer median 8.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KR, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KR | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 50 reported | 2.7% | 4.4% | 20% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 51 reported | 13.0% | 8.1% | 98% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 21 reported | 6.0% | 5.8% | 55% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 50 reported | 14.7% | 22.7% | 29% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 379.9B MXN (≈$20.5B) | 84 | 68 | |
| 2 | 28.1B EUR (≈$30.9B) | 79 | 51 | |
| 3 | 40.7B USD | 75 | 66 | |
| 4 | 22.1B GBP (≈$28.7B) | 71 | 46 | |
| 5 | 70.1B USD | 67 | 47 | |
| 19 | 293.3B CNY (≈$41.1B) | 49 | 54 | |
| 19 | 17.4B GBP (≈$22.6B) | 49 | 56 | |
| 19 | 34.7B USD | 49 | 44 | |
| 19 | 35.5B USD | 49 | 40 | |
| 23 | 39.5B USD | 48 | 26 | |
| 24 | 20.0B USD | 46 | 39 | |
| 25 | 34.0B USD | 44 | 39 | |
| 26 | 199.1B CNY (≈$27.9B) | 42 | 43 | |
| 26 | 43.3B USD | 42 | 63 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score